If you’re frustrated by trying to keep track of all the URLs in your life, we’ve got what you need as Adam begins a multi-part overview of Internet bookmark managers. Also this week, yet more news on getting your hands on System 7.5 Update 2.0, info on two events highlighting excellence in Mac development and human interface, plus the latest on the Power Mac math library from Motorola.
Motorola Math Library Withdrawn -- In TidBITS-322 we indicated a version of Motorola's PowerPC math library was available on the Info-Mac archives. Motorola asked the library be withdrawn due to possible licensing concerns and because it is developing an "official" version, due out in May
Symantec C++ 8.5 -- Symantec has announced version 8.5 of Symantec C++ for Power Macintosh, including support for Java, Pascal (via a Pascal compiler from Language Systems), and 68K development
Last week, in TidBITS-322, I wrote about purchasing System 7.5 Update 2.0 from Apple, AMUG, or BMUG. Since then, a number of readers wrote in with more ways to get the update (which may be useful when obtaining future updates), and Apple has decided to give it away for free.
Most Creative -- Lars commented "a lot of people are frustrated with the traffic at sites carrying the latest System Update
Being a programmer is usually a thankless job - nine times out of ten, if a programmer hears from someone, it's because that person has a problem and wants it fixed
Let's face it: the bookmark or hotlist features of most Web browsers stink. They're utterly lousy. Most aren't even hierarchical, which makes it practically impossible to categorize your bookmarks, and the few (like Netscape Navigator's) that are hierarchical don't have the elegance of a well-written Macintosh application.
When Web browsers first appeared, I yelled about how we needed a good independent bookmark program, partly because the existing ones were lousy, and partly because those of us who have to use and test multiple Web browsers find it difficult to switch back and forth if we lose our bookmarks each time